At the Park entrance at Mukki is a shrine to Durga under a Banyan tree. As it has tridents I’d assumed it was a shrine to Shiva but apparently it is Durga who is a Peaceful Form of Kali. Durga is commonly represented as riding on a Tiger, and every morning I’ve noticed the Guides bowing their heads and saying a prayer as we pass the shrine. I’ve got into the habit of doing the same, having a healthy respect for all gods, and particularly those whose worship goes back to the Paleolithic. This morning I had the best tiger sighting of my life; a beautiful adult male with a freshly killed chital in his mouth.

Photo here and thank you Durga !